January 24, 2008

The worldwide low-voltage ac and dc motor-drives market saw unprecedented growth in 2006, according to IMS Research, Wellingborough, U.K.

A team of students from the Université de Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada) earned top honors in two recent Baja SAE competitions.

An automation controller integrates motor control, digital and analog I/O, and communications into a single panel-mount package.

Follow this step by- step program to get motioncontrol projects done on time, on budget, and right the first time.

Growth in Ethernet-based communication should exceed that of networking protocols, and global shipments of industrial Ethernet nodes will increase 22% over the next five years, according to a report from IMS Research.

Researchers at Philips Applied Technologies, a subsidiary of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, have developed a way to let standard linear motors generate motion along two axes.

As manufacturing plants and OEM machine builders continue to invest in automation, the worldwide market for discrete automation systems should grow 6.8% annually over the next five years.

Consulting and research firm CIMdata Inc. will hold several international one-day events.

Engineers at Fenner Precision, Manheim, Pa., have a 60-mm circumference belt with a 1-mm pitch, the smallest belt they’ve ever made.

Makers of stamping presses and die casters increasingly use servocontrols to boost throughput while minimizing equipment wear and tear.

High-power density nut runners can now be 200 ft away from their controls without losing a signal, thanks to custom-made motion cables.

Your editorial on gas mileage (“MPG Follies,” Nov. 20) is a perfect example of why U.S. consumerism and selfishness are despised around the world.

Here’s an update on an item we ran a few years ago.

Most microturbines are 25 to 35% efficient, which means they need some sort of waste-heat recovery system to be economical.

The Series 1510 miniature precision ball screw from (Steinmeyer Inc., Burlington, Mass., comes with a double nut preloaded by a spring between the two nuts.